01 October 2017

Marvel Comics | Weekly Comic Book Release List For 10/04/17

ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #11

(W) Gerry Duggan(A) Roland Boschi(CA) Francesco Mattina

SRP: $3.99

The Nova Corps...the peacekeepers of the galaxy, charged with maintaining order, serving and protecting the sentient peoples who make it their home. The Fraternity of Raptors...a shadow organization dedicated to imposing their own order on the galaxy. Rich Rider guest-stars as these two forces come into desperate conflict!

Rated T+

ASTONISHING X-MEN #4

(W) Charles Soule(A/CA) Carlos Pacheco

SRP: $3.99

A MONSTER IS LOOSE IN LONDON. HIS NAME IS LOGAN.

• Psylocke, Bishop and Angel are all that stand between a mind-poisoned Logan and a mountain of corpses.

• Rogue and Gambit consider their options.

• Fantomex and Mystique get the party started.

• And somewhere, the Shadow King laughs and laughs...

Rated T+

AVENGERS #672

(W) Mark Waid(A) Jesus Saiz(CA) Alex Ross

SRP: $3.99

WORLDS COLLIDE Part 1

Following the events of GENERATIONS comes the long-promised clash between the Avengers and the Champions! The countdown has started as the High Evolutionary, a twisted scientist determined to create a better world at all costs, sets the Earth on a collision course with destruction! The Avengers and the Champions are ready to meet this threat - but will their first cataclysmic clash deter them from Changing the World? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and a TBA artist!

Rated T+

BLACK BOLT #6

(W) Saladin Ahmed(A/CA) Christian Ward

SRP: $3.99

• Black Bolt and his fellow prisoners face an all-new form of torture as the Jailer's true self is finally revealed - and it's more terrifying than any of them could have imagined!

• The stars await the survivors, but someone must pay the ultimate penance. Who lives and who dies in the Jailer's sick game?

Rated T+

HAWKEYE #11

(W) Kelly Thompson(A) Leonardo Romero(CA) Julian Totino Tedesco

SRP: $3.99

• Hawkeye's personal beef with Madame Masque comes to a head when those closest to her are caught in the crossfire.

• But when dark secrets about her past come to light, Kate's shaken to her core...

• Can Kate find the strength to face her demons? Or will this be the case that ends Hawkeye Investigations - and Kate herself - for good?

Rated T+

ICEMAN #6

(W) Sina Grace(A) Robert Gill(CA) Kevin Wada

SRP: $3.99

CHAMPIONS REASSEMBLED Part 1

ICEMAN, one of the most powerful mutants within the Marvel Universe, discovers his powers and his outlook on life evolving. He needs to lead the charge with a team who stand proudly by his side in the war to "protect those who can't protect themselves." Hercules, Ghost Rider, Black Widow, Darkstar, and Angel re-unite with Marvel's fearless frozen fighter setting ICEMAN on an all-new path. As more unexpected enemies emerge, can Bobby mature into the warrior he's destined to become? Hope he survives the experience! PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and a TBA artist!

Rated T+

IRON FIST #73

(W) Ed Brisson(A) Mike Perkins(CA) Jeff Dekal

SRP: $3.99

SABRETOOTH ROUND TWO Part 1

SABRETOOTH first slashed his way into the pages of Marvel comics back in IRON FIST #14 and never looked back. But now Danny Rand, the legendary Iron Fist, has a problem only Sabretooth can help him solve. Something is threatening the very existence of K'un-Lun, and the Iron Fist must do whatever he can to protect it, even if it means convincing his old enemy to fight by his side. Will mutant claws and crane kicks be enough to save K'un-Lun? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and art by Mark Bagley!

Rated T+

JESSICA JONES #13

(W) Brian Michael Bendis(A) Michael Gaydos(CA) David Mack

SRP: $3.99

RETURN OF THE PURPLE MAN Part 1

Jessica Jones is many things: Private Investigator. Defender. Survivor. Mother. When the Purple Man returns, Jessica Jones finds herself reliving her worst nightmare. But the only thing worse than being stalked by the evil incarnate that is the Purple Man...is being stalked by the evil incarnate that is the Purple Man when you have a small child! PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and art by Mark Bagley!

Parental Advisory

JOURNEY TO STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI CAPTIAN PHASMA #3

(W) Kelly Thompson(A) Marco Checchetto(CA) Paul Renaud

SRP: $3.99

• Phasma and Pilot are in disguise!

• After tracking down a First Order officer to a mysterious planet, Captain Phasma finds herself leading a new army against a new threat.

• Find out how the biggest and baddest officer of the Galactic First Order makes her way across the galaxy before she reunites with her team in THE LAST JEDI.

Rated T

OLD MAN LOGAN #29

(W) Ed Brisson(A/CA) Mike Deodato

SRP: $3.99

MAESTRO CALLS THE TUNE!

• Nowhere is safe from the reach of the MAESTRO'S destructive plan!

• With the HULK GANG carrying nukes across continents, what hope is there for LOGAN to get there in time?

• There's only one chance - to kill off this plot at the source!

Parental Advisory

PUNISHER THE PLATOON #1

(W) Garth Ennis(A/CA) Goran Parlov

SRP: $3.99

By the time the Punisher was born in Vietnam, Frank Castle had already become a dark legend of the battlefield. Stories about him were told in whispers, if at all. Now the legendary Punisher team of Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov (PUNISHER MAX, FURY MAX) brings the first of those stories to light: the tale of Frank Castle's first command, and his first kill. Don't miss this epic new series!

MAX/Parental Advisory

ROYALS #9

(W) Al Ewing(A/CA) Javier Rodriguez

SRP: $3.99

FIRE FROM HEAVEN Part 1

If the Inhuman race was born of Kree experiments, then who made the Kree? Enter the Progenitors! Meanwhile the Inhuman Royal Family, led by Black Bolt and Medusa, are searching for the Prima Materia-the original Terrigen. But even if they find the chemical that will save their dying race...can they escape the revenge of its creators? It has been foretold that of the seven who left Earth, only six will return-and Medusa is already dying. Who will the Royals lose? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and a TBA artist!

Rated T+

SPIDER-MAN #21

(W) Brian Michael Bendis(A) Nico Leon(CA) Patrick Brown

SRP: $3.99

• Miles Morales has always had difficulty balancing his duties as Spider-Man with his studies at school, but his personal life is starting to suffer now, too!

• Between Ganke, Goldballs, Bombshell, and his mother and father, Miles is being pulled in a million directions at once...and he's starting to come apart at the seams.

• It's up to Deadpool to save Spidey from Arcade's clutches, but the question remains...will he want to?

Rated T+

SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE #1

(W) Victor Gischler(A) David Baldeon(CA) Dan Mora

SRP: $3.99

WAR AT THE GATES OF HELL Part 1

A dead angel. A silver bullet. A kept promise. For ages, the war between Heaven and Hell raged in the unseen corners of society, both sides in delicate balance that could topple if the right weapons were in the wrong hands... When an undercover angel is murdered, Johnny Blaze, the Ghost Rider, must find the killers and punish them...But this time he won't do it alone: A deadly team must rise from the darkest depths of the Marvel Universe to form an unholy alliance - HELLSTORM! SATANA! BLADE! They are the SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE! PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and TBA!

Something sinister is lingering in the darkest depths of New York and no one is safe! But even the monsters have something to fear when the world's deadliest hunter Kraven makes them their prey. Their only hope is Venom, a lethal protector who can make the hunter...the hunted. PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and art by Mark Bagley!

Rated T+

VENOMVERSE #5

(W) Cullen Bunn(A) Iban Coello(CA) Nick Bradshaw

SRP: $3.99

THE CONCLUSION OF THE VENOM EPIC OF THE YEAR ARRIVES!

• Even with Carnage on their side, the Venoms find themselves against the ropes with the clock ticking.

• The threat of the Poisons is looming over the Marvel Universe larger than ever, and the Venoms

have no choice but to make some sacrifices...

Rated T+

X-MEN GOLD #13

(W) Marc Guggenheim(A) Mike Mayhew(CA) Arthur Adams

SRP: $3.99

MOJO WORLDWIDE Part 1

Mojo, the demented creature obsessed with melding deadly television shows with reality, has made Earth his focus and it's going to take the combined might of two X-MEN teams to fight back! But when threats from their past are thrown at them, how will these teams react? With SENTINELS and BROOD and BAD MEMORIES attacking at every opportunity, will KITTY and JEAN and their teams be able to save Manhattan? Or is this the trick that finally boosts MOJO's ratings? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and art by Mark Bagley!